If you are able to help promote the Society at any of the Highland Games events please contact Margot MacKenzie via secretary@clanmackenziesociety.co.uk.

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Mon, 05 Mar 2018 23:09:01 +0000http://clanmackenziesociety.co.uk/?p=2552As the members of the Committee develop their roles we would like to streamline the contact process so we would like to request that all correspondence, requests, comments, and queries are sent to Margot MacKenzie via secretary@clanmackenziesociety.co.uk.

Anything that needs to be considered by the whole Committee will be raised at the next committee meeting. Things such as help with family history, membership queries or clan history will be forwarded to the relevant committee member as soon as practicable.

We also intend to make better use of the Events page of the website so please keep checking there for details of upcoming events rather than the Home page.

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Wed, 17 Jan 2018 22:11:54 +0000http://clanmackenziesociety.co.uk/?p=2520Please be aware that we are currently unable to process any goods orders received until after 23rd January due to personal circumstances. Membership orders are unaffected. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and will get orders sent out quickly again after the 23rd.
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Sun, 17 Dec 2017 21:51:07 +0000http://clanmackenziesociety.co.uk/?p=2500Please be advised that the last day for processing orders for the shop will be 20th December. Processing will begin again January 8th 2018. So please get your orders in ASAP in order to avoid disappointment with items for Christmas.

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The CMS Shop Team

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Mon, 25 Sep 2017 21:56:35 +0000http://clanmackenziesociety.co.uk/?p=2422Dear member and visitors to our site,
Please be aware that we will be unable to despatch shop items between 28th September and 26th October. Membership will still be processed during this period.We apologise for any inconvenience this causes.Kindest regards,CMS Committee
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Wed, 04 Jan 2017 21:41:00 +0000http://clanmackenziesociety.co.uk/?p=2276Saturday 15 April: Battle of Culloden Commemoration – meet at Visitor Centre 10.30am

Please be aware that due to Christmas commitments of our Committee we will be unable to despatch shop items from today until circa 6th January. Any orders placed over the Christmas period will unfortunately not be delivered to you until the New Year.

This was my first official AGM weekend. My first weekend having being 3 years ago before becoming a Mackenzie and marrying Daniel McKenzie. I have to say between the two this was by far the best in my opinion, for two reasons. The first actually being a Mackenzie!! Probably the most important!!! Though my husband knowing me, will be thinking it’s probably the second… I’m a HUGE Outlander fan!!

Outlander for those of you who don’t know is a TV series based on the books by Diana Gabaldon. The story starts and centres around two main characters Claire and Jamie. Claire is a WW2-era nurse who travels through time after touching the standing stones in Craigh na Dun. She travels to 18th century Scotland and finds adventure and romance with the dashing Jamie Fraser, who is the nephew of the chief of Clan Mackenzie.

Doune Castle Approach

As the Mackenzie Clan plays a big part in the story it was planned, by the society, to visit two of the interesting settings used in Outlander. First we went to Deanston Distillery and although I’m not a fan of whiskey, it was very interesting to learn how they make their whiskey and some of the history of the building. Everyone had a really good time even more so when everyone got to taste! We then broke for lunch, everyone having a good old laugh and catch up. Next we visited Doune Castle, which represents castle Leod in Outlander. Out of the two places this was my favourite, as I love learning about history and walking round where people of old once stood.

Deanston Distillery

After the days events we had a formal dinner at the Oran Mor hotel in Glasgow’s West End with a guest appearance from Gillebride MacMillan, who stars as the Gaelic singer in Outlander. He entertained us with conversation on Outlander, the songs of Outlander and, most importantly, performed for us! Gillebride was a fabulous entertainer and I couldn’t think of a better way to end the Outlander-themed day.

Meeting Gillebride Macmillan

Of course the weekend wasn’t all about Outlander or the places we visited. It is about us all coming together to re-connect and discuss any issues in the meeting. I want to say for me coming to this for the first time as a Mackenzie, it enabled me to see the clan with fresh eyes and enthusiasm, and to look onto it from a different perspective and really appreciate it. As the weekend went on and my knowledge grew I became fascinated with the amount of history surrounding the clan and could see the efforts put in by members to keep this alive. Having come from a background having none of this, I felt lucky to be a part of it. I think it is therefore important to not take what we have for granted and continuing efforts to keep the society going. To see people coming together and connecting through their history whilst thinking this has been done for years and years, it was amazing to think in the future, we are now part of that history!

I look forward to the next Society event, hope to see you there!

Liz McKenzie

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Thu, 03 Nov 2016 17:24:22 +0000http://clanmackenziesociety.co.uk/?p=2210The Clan Mackenzie Society is appealing to all our Clan Mackenzie Societies and those who have connections with the Clan Mackenzie here in the UK and overseas to consider attending the 2017 Royal Military Tattoo in Edinburgh. On the 15th August our clan will march up part of the Royal Mile and into the Castle’s arena. We will be accompanied by another clan, probably the MacLeod’s, and as this date is one of the three to be televised by the BBC, we will be watched by many millions all around the World. It is a unique, once in a lifetime, chance to participate in the greatest Military Tattoo in the World.

We need to know as soon as possible how many folk will be coming and, as each clan has been allotted 300 tickets only, there is an urgency to get our numbers finalised preferably before the end of November and at the latest by mid-December.

The Strathpeffer Highland Games are on the 12th August and given sufficient interest we would like to organise an event around them as well and join this to the Tattoo in Edinburgh to make a great experience. Once we have numbers and can organise events we will of course inform you.

Please e-mail our treasurer Jacqueline McKenzie at ‘treasurer AT clanmackenziesociety.co.uk’ and let her know names, number of people in your party and whether you intend to visit Strathpeffer, Edinburgh or both.

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Sat, 09 Jul 2016 17:47:29 +0000http://clanmackenziesociety.co.uk/?p=2152We have just learnt that the Strathpeffer Games will be held on Saturday 13th August 2016 and not on Saturday 6th as previously advertised.
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